Background processes

RocketRod · Post by **RocketRod** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:24 am

I'm aware that you can run a background process every x seconds by setting it up in a VP.

1. Does the process run every x seconds for each user logged in with that VP?

2. Similarly if the same process is activated via multiple VPs each aligned to a different user types with different user access levels, is only one process running in the background or many?

Cheers Rod

aware_support · Post by **aware_support** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:52 am

1. Yes
2. Many

RocketRod · Post by **RocketRod** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 9:42 am

Mmm. Could you provide same facility connected maybe to the scheduler so that we can run a background process at Application level? The scheduler for now can only go down to once a day.

Cheers Rod

BobK · Post by **BobK** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 12:44 pm

Rod,

I have a process that runs every minute.

When creating a new scheduling item, after entering the information on the scheduling tab, go to the Textual form tab and change the conditions to something like:

If CURRENT_TIMESTAMP>TIME_ADD(SystemSettings.ProcessLastRan,1/60) Then
YourProcess

SystemSettings.ProcessLastRan is a TimeStamp that gets updated to the CURRENT_TIMESTAMP in YourProcess.

RocketRod · Post by **RocketRod** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 12:53 pm

Thanks for that. Will do.

Cheers Rod

tford · Post by **tford** » Sun Oct 02, 2011 3:32 pm

@Bob ... thanks for the idea on special schedules.

I built on this idea & documented another process at:
http://www.awareim.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5082